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I am getting the above error when i run the command:

apt-get -f install

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?

How can i overcome this?

alessiosavi
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Chaitanya Kumar
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In linux not all user can modify the system file.

Folder like /etc /dev /bin contains system's file that only the administrator is in charge to modify.

In order to install a new package, you have to use a root account.

Try with the following command: sudo apt get install -f

sudo is a command that run the command passed as argument as super-user

alessiosavi
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